Tsuru Aoki

Tsuru Aoki

From Wikipedia Tsuru Aoki (September 9, 1892 – October 18, 1961) was a popular Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have been the first Asian actress to garner top-billing in American motion pictures.

  • Title: Tsuru Aoki
  • Popularity: 2.278
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1892-09-09
  • Place of Birth: Tokyo, Empire of Japan [now Tokyo, Japan]
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  • Also Known As: 青木鶴子, ツル・青木
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Tsuru Aoki Movies

  • 1919
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    The Dragon Painter

    The Dragon Painter

    6.324 1919 HD

    A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1914
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    The Wrath of the Gods

    The Wrath of the Gods

    6.182 1914 HD

    An American sailor falls in love with a fisherman's daughter and convinces her that Jesus is more powerful than the gods who have cursed her.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1914
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    The Last of the Line

    The Last of the Line

    6.7 1914 HD

    Sioux leader Chief Gray Otter sends his son Tiah to the white man's school so that he can become a great leader. The son returns home drunk,...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1918
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    His Birthright

    His Birthright

    5.2 1918 HD

    Yukio is illegal in the United States and is used by a gang of spies for their plans. Yukio must steal secret documents from an admiral. When he's...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1919
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    The Courageous Coward

    The Courageous Coward

    1 1919 HD

    Sessue Hayakawa was making the transition from Asian villain to sympathetic hero in this picture. The plot is a combination of racial stereotypes...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1914
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    The Typhoon

    The Typhoon

    1 1914 HD

    Tokoramo, a Japanese diplomat on a mission to Paris, begins a love affair with Helene, a chorus girl, who subsequently rejects her American...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1924
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    The Great Prince Shan

    The Great Prince Shan

    1 1924 HD

    An assassinated Lord's daughter refuses to marry a Chinese prince but agrees to be his mistress.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1917
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    The Call of the East

    The Call of the East

    1 1917 HD

    While visiting Alan, who works in Tokyo, she attends a festival with her Japanese maid while wearing a Japanese kimono. There she meets the wealthy...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1923
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    The Battle

    The Battle

    1 1923 HD

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    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1920
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    The Breath of the Gods

    The Breath of the Gods

    1 1920 HD

    While attending college in Washington, D.C., Yuki Onda, the daughter of a Japanese samurai, meets and falls in love with Pierre Le Beau, a diplomatic...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tsuru Aoki

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  • 1920
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    A Tokyo Siren

    A Tokyo Siren

    1 1920 HD

    Dr. John Niblock is conducting research in Japan when he is called to revive Asuti Hishuri, who has fainted during her wedding ceremony. Upon...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tsuru Aoki

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  • 1921
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    Black Roses

    Black Roses

    1 1921 HD

    Japanese architect Yoda is hired as groundskeeper for retired criminal Benson Burleigh.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1919
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    Bonds of Honor

    Bonds of Honor

    1 1919 HD

    In this picture, Sessue Hayakawa is in a dual role, playing twin brothers. One of them, Yamashiro is serious and hardworking, while the other, Sadao,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1914
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    O Mimi san

    O Mimi san

    1 1914 HD

    A silent melodrama from the very first series of American films to use a Japanese cast. The scenes of the story are laid in Japan during the last...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1924
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    Sen Yan’s Devotion

    Sen Yan’s Devotion

    1 1924 HD

    A disguised servant of a dying Japanese prince saves articles of succession from a rival faction.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1919
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    A Heart in Pawn

    A Heart in Pawn

    1 1919 HD

    Toyama wants to go to college in America but his alcoholic father won't supply the funds. He gets the money to go, however, from Sada, whom he has...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1918
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    The Bravest Way

    The Bravest Way

    1 1918 HD

    Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa was one of the most popular leading men in American silent films-this despite the fact that orientals were...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1922
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    Night Life in Hollywood

    Night Life in Hollywood

    1 1922 HD

    A picture depicting the engrossing adventures of a small town youth in Hollywood and showing the intimate home life of some of the screen's greatest...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: J. Frank Glendon

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  • 1920
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    Locked Lips

    Locked Lips

    1 1920 HD

    Upon returning home from school one day, Lotus Blossom, a Japanese orphan who lives on the island of Hilo in Hawaii and teaches at a native school,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tsuru Aoki

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  • 1916
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    The Honorable Friend

    The Honorable Friend

    1 1916 HD

    Makino works for Kayosho, a Japanese curio dealer in America. To reward Makino's dedication, Kayosho sends for Toki-ye, a picture bride. Upon...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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  • 1914
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    The Death Mask

    The Death Mask

    2.5 1914 HD

    A Native American warrior travels to a faraway tribe to find and defend a woman that haunts his dreams.

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    Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

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